# Get Started with `mermaid-py`

To get started with `mermaid-py`, follow these steps:

1. Install `mermaid-py` by running the following command:

  ```bash
  pip install mermaid-py
  ```

2. Import the mermaid-py module in your Python script:


```python filename="main.py" {1,2,4,22} copy
import mermaid as md
from mermaid.graph import Graph

graph: Graph = Graph('first-graph',"""
graph TD;
    mer(Mermaid)
    flow(FlowChart);
    clas(ClassDiagram)
    gra(Graph)
    erDigram(ERDiagram)
    erdiagram-link(Link)
    entity(Entity)
    flow-link(Link)
    node(Node)
    mer --> flow
    mer --> clas
    mer --> gra
    mer --> erDigram
    flow --> node & flow-link
    erDigram --> entity & erdiagram-link
""")
graphe: md.Mermaid = md.Mermaid(graph)
graphe # !! note this only works in the notebook that rendered the html.

```

the result will be like this

```mermaid
graph TD;
mer(Mermaid)
flow(FlowChart);
clas(ClassDiagram)
gra(Graph)
erDigram(ERDiagram)
erdiagram-link(Link)
entity(Entity)
flow-link(Link)
node(Node)
mer --> flow
mer --> clas
mer --> gra
mer --> erDigram
flow --> node & flow-link
erDigram --> entity & erdiagram-link
```
